Possible Selves, Body Schemas, and Sādhana
Using Cognitive Science and Neuroscience in the Study of Medieval Vaiṣṇava Sahajiyā Hindu Tantric Texts
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3314338 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Glen Hayes (Bloomfield College), Glen Alexander Hayes (Bloomfield College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 684-699 |
| Publication date | 2014-08-05 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/rel5030684 |
| OpenAlex | W1968653761 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 16 |
In recent decades, historians of religions have turned to, and developed, entirely new methodologies for the study of religion and human consciousness. Foremost among these are a collection of approaches often termed the "cognitive science of religion" (CSR), typically drawing on cognitive science, neuroscience, linguistics, and contemporary metaphor theory. Although we are still "early" in this enterprise, I hope to show how a meaningful dialogue between religious studies and contemporary neuroscience and cognitive science can help us to better understand some intriguing mystical texts and practices from a tradition of medieval South Asian Hinduism. Known collectively as the Vaiṣṇava Sahajiyās, these followers of transgressive and antinomian Tantric Yoga provide excellent examples for exploring the nature of religion, ritual, consciousness, embodiment, identity, gender, emotions and sexuality. This paper will show how the study of these rich materials from 17th through 18th century Bengal in northeastern South Asia can be enhanced using insights from the philosopher, Shaun Gallagher, and the neurologist, Patrick McNamara
Aesthetics · Art · Cognition · Cognitive linguistics · Cognitive science · Cognitive science of religion · Consciousness · Epistemology · Hinduism · Literature · Meditation · Metaphor · Mysticism · Sociology · Theology · Cognitive Neuroscience · Indian and Buddhist Studies · Neuroscience · Philosophy · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment · Religious studies · Study and Philosophy of Religion
Cognitive Science of Religion and the Study of Islam
Esoteric Physiology and Subtle Body Systems
The Neuroscience of Tantric Practice
Tantric Studies
Exploring Metaphors and Conceptual Blending in Vaiṣṇava Sahajiyā Texts
Cognitive Historiography
Possible Selves, Body Schemas, and Sādhana
The Cognitive Science of Religion and Islamic Theology
Somatic Energies and Emotional Traumas
The Body-Mind Challenge
Strange Bedfellows
Between Buddhism and Science, Between Mind and Body
A Cognitive Approach to Tantric Language
"Introduction to "Cognitive Science and the Study of Yoga and Tantra
The Potential of the Bi-Directional Gaze
| Unique citing works | 15 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,25 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2024 (11) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |